“My lessons with John were the most fulfilling and cherished moments of my time in High School. I learned how to make music with thoughtfulness and generosity”…Estella Zhou, current undergraduate, Stanford University
Some Highlights of 2024:
Janelle Bai, First Prize, 2024, Charleston Romantic Music Competition
Roger Guo named a 2024-25 Scholarship Recipient by the Chopin Foundation of the United States.
Oliver Corro, First Prize, Solo; Frederick Chen, Second Prize, Concerto, and Honorable Mention, Solo, United States International Music Competition
Harlan Olsen, Bach Concerto in D minor with the Walnut Creek Youth Orchestra
Raymond Jiang, Third Prize, Chicago International Piano Competition
Frederick Chen, First Prize, ENKOR International Piano Competition
Shiori Kiriake, First Prize, Special Prize for Best Performance of a Modern Piece, Boston International Piano Competition
Oliver Corro, First Prize, East Bay Music Foundation Competition
Alex Kim, Elite International Music Competition, Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Oliver Corro, Second Prize, Sylvia M. Ghiglieri Piano Competition
Enping Zhang, Silver Medal, Euro-Elite International Music Competition
Frederick Chen, First Prize, Pacific Musical Society Competition
Raymond Jiang, Second Prize, Pacific Musical Society Competition
Claire Zhang, Third Prize, KAMSA Competition
Raymond Jiang, First Prize, Charleston International Piano Competition, Third Prize, United States Open Music Competition
Raymond Jiang, Alex Kim, Irene Xu, Claire Zhang selected to perform in Junior Bach Festival
Ruby Moet, Third Prize, American Protege Competition
Enping Zhang, Second Prize, Charleston International Piano Competition
Students have appeared as concerto soloists with the Bear Valley Festival Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony, French Republican Guard Orchestra, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Symphony Parnassus, Philharmonia Baroque, Royal Scottish National Symphony, Sydney Symphony, California Symphony, and with several Youth Orchestras, including the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and California Youth Symphony.
They have received numerous awards, including a Davidson Fellowship. Eight students have been named winners by the National Young/Arts Award Foundation, and three students have been named Presidential Scholars in the Arts.
Students have received first prizes at the International Bach Competition in Leipzig, the Scottish International Piano Competition, Stravinsky International Piano Competition, the International Bach Competition in Wurzburg, the Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition in New York City, the Corpus Christi and Lennox International Young Artist Competitions in Texas, and competitions in Ukraine and Armenia.
Nicholas Assaderaghi is attending Columbia and David Lee is attending MIT as freshmen. Adrian Zaragoza is enrolled at Curtis, Riley Kong at Yale, Jessica Li at UCLA and Estella Zhou at Stanford, all as sophomores. Seiha Park is at New England Conservatory. Oliver Moore is in the graduate program at the San Francisco Conservatory. Hilda Huang is attending the Conservatory of Amsterdam on a Fulbright this year, and is concurently enrolled in the DMA program at The Juilliard School. Agata Sorotokin is enrolled at SUNY Stonybrook in the DMA program, and is currently doing research at The Hague in Amsterdam.
Student Activties in 2023
December 11, Claire Zhang
First Prize, Charleston International Piano Competition, Charleston, South Carolina
November 25, Claire Zhang
Winners Recital, American Protege Piano Competition, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City
November 12, Students of John and Annamarie McCarthy
Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
October 5, Zach Weiner
Concerto Soloist, French Republican Guard Orchestra, Sorbonne, Paris, France
June 4, Shiori Kiriake
Joint Recital, Toyosu Civic Center Hall, Tokyo
June 4, Students of John and Annamarie McCarthy
Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
May 27, Shiori Kiriake
Solo Recital, 19th Century Hall, Kyoto, Japan
April 1, Students of John McCarthy
Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Student Activities in 2022
November 25: Alex Kim
Winners Recital, American Protege Competition, Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, NYC
November 3: Claire Zhang
First Prize, Great Composers Competition, Best Beethoven Performance
October 7: Claire Zhang
First Prize, Great Composers Competition, The Art of the Piano
August 7: Claire Zhang
Third Prize, United States International Music Competition (USIMC)
July 30: Oliver Moore
Concerto Soloist, Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, Bear Valley Music Festival, Bear Valley, CA
July 24: Roger Guo
Honorable Mention: Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition, New York City
June 19: Armaan Mishra
First Prize: Great Composer Competition-Best Grieg Performance
May 7: Roger Guo
Concerto Soloist, Bach D minor Concerto, Golden Gate Youth Orchestra, Galbraith Honor Strings
March 7: Roger Guo
First Prize, Pacific Musical Society Competition
February 20: Crystal Cheng, Catherine Chu, Olivia Gao, Claire Zhang
Junior Bach Festival
February 13: Catherine Chu
First Prize, American Protege Competition
Student Activities in 2021:
December 18: David Lee
First Prize, Elite International Music Competition
December 18: Catherine Chu
Second Prize, Elite International Music Competition
November 20, 21, Adrian Zaragoza
Tabuh-tabuhan for two pianos and orchestra, UC Davis Orchestra, Mondavi Center
October 25: David Lee
First Prize, American Protege International Competition of Romantic Music
October 24, Adrian Zaragoza
Concerto Soloist, Warsaw Concerto, Golden State Youth Orchestra
October 10, Adrian Zaragoza
Concerto Soloist, Beethoven Concerto #3, Solano Symphony
October 5, Justin Wahby
NPR’s From the Top: Daily Joy. Justin performs the Scherzo from the Chopin Sonata in B minor
July 13, Iris Cai
Third Prize, Enkor International Piano Competition
June 27, Riley Kong
Second Prize, Solo category, Carmel Klavier International Piano Competition
Honorable mention, Concerto and Contemporary category
June 20, Adrian Zaragoza
Discretionary Award, Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition, Southeastern Piano Festival, South Carolina
May 21, Adrian Zaragoza
Third Prize, Nordic International Piano Competition, Young Artist Category
Three Special Prizes for best performance of a Baroque Piece, a Classical Piece and a 20th Century Piece
May 12, Roger Guo
First Prize, Golden State Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition
April 15, Adrian Zaragoza
First Prize, Arizona Piano Institute Competition, Senior Division
April 6, Justin Wahby
Young Artist Guild, Music Teachers Association of California
April 1, Adrian Zaragoza
Grand Prize Winner, International Chopin Competition in Hartford
March 21, Roger Guo
First Prize, Great Composers International Piano Competition, Best Bach Performance
March 17, Adrian Zaragoza
Solo performance on “Vienna Live” zoom broadcast
March 1, Roger Guo
First Prize, Great Composers International Piano Competition, Best Chopin Performance
February 16, Justin Wahby
Prize winner: Pacific Musical Society Competition
January 27, Roger Guo
Second Prize: Great Composers International Piano Competition, Best Mozart Performance
Student Activities in 2020:
December 21, David Lee
First Prize: Elite International Piano Competition
December 2: Justin Wahby
Honorable Mention, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Young Arts Competition
October 19: Justin Wahby
Second Prize: Steinway Piano Competition
October 18: David Lee
Second Prize: American Protege International Competition of Romantic Music
October 8: Iris Cai
First Prize: Great Composers Competition, Masters of Sonata
October 8: David Lee
Second Prize: Great Composers Competition, Masters of Sonata
October 5: Justin Wahby
First Prize: United States International Music Competition
October 5: Riley Kong
First Prize: Chinese Music Award, United States International Music Competition
August 18: Crystal Cheng
Second Prize: Lancaster International Piano Competition
July 15: Justin Wahby
Second Prize: Enkor International Piano Competition, Category C
July 15: Annabel Yen
Third Prize: Enkor International Piano Competition, Category A
July 8: Justin Wahby
Panel Honors Masterclass: MTAC Virtual Convention
July 10: Jessica Li
Panel Honors Recital: MTAC Virtual Convention
May 1: Rachel Ko
First Prize: Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition
May 1: Crystal Cheng
Third Prize: Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition
April: 28 Leighton Ko
Third Prize: 2020 CAPMT State Honor Competition
April 28: Rachel Ko
Honorable Mention: 2020 CAPMT State Honor Competition
March 28: Terren Davis
Junior Bach Festival, Crowden School, Berkeley
March 22: Riley Kong
Junior Bach Festival, Saint Bede’s Episcopal Church, Menlo Park,
March 22: Cami Yen
Junior Bach Festival, St.Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco
March 21: Roger Guo
Junior Bach Festival, Christ Church, Portola Valley
February 22: Riley Kong
Outstanding Gold Award, US Open International Music Competition
February 20: Leighton Ko
Third Prize: US Open International Music Competition
February 17: Darren Lo
Third Prize: US Open International Music Competition
February 17: Roger Guo
Third Prize: US Open International Music Competition
February 8: Rachel Ko
First Prize, CAPMT, Honors Competition, District 7, category B
February 8: Leighton Ko
First Prize, CAPMT Honors Competition, District 7, category A
January 20: Leighton Ko
First Prize, Santa Rosa Symphony Aspirante Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition
January 20: Crystal Cheng
Honorable Mention, CAPMT Honors Competition
January 20: Riley Kong
Honorable Mention, CAPMT Honors Competition
January 12: Riley Kong
Second Prize, KAMSA Competition
Events in 2019
December 22: Iris Cai
First Prize Winner’s Recital, International Music Talent Competition 2019, Carnegie Hall, New York City
December 21: Students of John McCarthy
Hume Concert Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
August 17: Students of John McCarthy
Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
June 25: Zach Weiner
Piano Texas Concerto Evening, Forth Worth Symphony, Forth Worth, Texas
June 9: Students of John McCarthy
Osher Salon, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
May 18: Kiko Torres
First Prize, Rotary Club Regional Competition, Las Vegas, Nevada
May 18: Amy Bao
Third Prize, Ross McKee Piano Competition
May 5: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
April Ko: Leighton Ko
First Prize, Music Teachers Association of California Competition, Sonoma Branch
April 27: Jessica Li
Grand Prize, Mondavi National Young Artists Competition
April 27: Justin Wahby
Second Prize, Mondavi National Young Artists Competition
April 26: June Wu
Penn Symphony Orchestra, University of Pennsylvania
April 20: Rachel Ko
Santa Rosa Symphony Aspirante Youth Orchestra, College of Marin
April 7: Crystal Cheng
Third Prize: Pacific Musical Society Competition
April 6: Justin Wahby
Winner, Young Pianist’s Beethoven Competition
April 6: Jessica Li
First Prize: Music Teachers Association of California Regional Competition
April 2: Amy Bao
Third Prize: Etude Club of Berkeley Young Artist Competition
March 28: Justin Wahby
Second Prize, Scriabin category, Virginia Waring International Piano Competition
March 22: Crystal Cheng
Junior Bach Festival, Berkeley Piano Club
March 21: Kiko Torres
First Prize: Rotary Club of Placerville Competition
March 1: Nathan Parque
Second Prize: Great Composers Piano Competition
February 20: Darren Lo
Second Prize: Classical Composers, United States Open Music Competition
Third Prize: Open Solo, United States Open Music Competition
February 20: Andrew Kim
Second Prize: Romantic Composers, United States Open Music Competition
February 17: Oliver Moore
First Prize: North State Symphony Young Artist Competition
February 3: Selina Zhu
Second Prize: Music Legacy Competition
January 26: Christopher Salinas
Solo Recital: San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Osher Salon
January 20: Esa-Matti Tastula
California Concerto Weekend, West Valley College, Saratoga
January 20: Justin Wahby
First Prize: Sacramento Youth Symphony Concerto Competition
January 12: Rachel Ko
First Prize, Santa Rosa Symphony Aspirante Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition
January 6: Students of John McCarthy
Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
December 29: Students of John McCarthy
The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, San Francisco
November 18: Justin Wahby
Second Prize, Los Angeles Liszt Competition
November 4: Phoebe Wu
“I Will Learn To”, Center for New Music, San Francisco
November 2: Oliver Moore
Solo Recital, Orland Arts Center, Orland, CA
October 27: Amy Bao
Third Prize: Sylvia Ghiglieri Piano Competition
October 22: Serene
Concerto Budapest Symphony, Castle of Godolot, Hungary
October 18: Rachel Ko
First Prize: American Protege International Competition of Romantic Music
October 18: Leighton Ko
Second Prize: American Protege International Competition of Romantic Music
August 25: Students of John McCarthy
Osher Salon, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
August 19: Justin Wahby
First Prize, Bach Category; Third Prize, Category C, United States International Music Competition
August 19: Amy Bao
United States International Music Competition: Third Prize, Category D (tie)
August 19: Christopher Salinas
United States International Music Competition: First Prize, Bach Category; Third Prize, Category D (tie)
August 19: Katie Gu, Serene
Music and Mind Society Recital, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
July 17: Serene
Noontime Concerts, Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral, California Street
July 14: Serene
NightGarden Piano, “Serene, an Epic Virtuoso Journey”, San Francisco Botanical Gardens
July 1: Serene
Solo Recital, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
June 26: Oliver Moore
Hollywood Chamber Orchestra, Redlands, CA
June 10: Catherine Chu, Ergene Kim
Winners Recital, American Prodigy International Competition, Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City
May 26: Simon Tao
Solo Graduation Recital, Palo Alto Community Center
May 19: April Chen
Second Prize, Ross McKee Piano Competition
May 4: Zach Morfin
Solo Recital, Community Music Center of San Francisco
April 22: Amy Bao
First Prize, Contemporary Music Award, East Bay Music Festival Competition
April 22: Simon Tao
Second Prize, Pacific Musical Society Competition
April 21: Amy Bao, Emma Lai, Ergene Kim
“Young Pianists Play Liszt”, Hume Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
April 21: Emma Lai
Contemporary Music Award, East Bay Music Festival Competition
April 6: Serene
San Francisco Civic Orchestra, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
March 25: Serene
Massivemuse: Classical Revolution and Serene at Monument, San Francisco
March 24: Student Recital
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
March 21: Tia Chang
First Prize, Best Bach Performance, “2018 Great Composers Competition”
March 2: Serene
24 pianists perform Bach’s WTC, Book 2, McRoskey Mattress Company, San Francisco
February 25: Kiko Torres
Named to the Young Artist Guild of the Music Teachers’ Association, their highest honor
February 23: Crystal Cheng
Third Prize: “Showcase”, United States Open Music Competition, Oakland
February 19: Justin Wahby
Second Prize: “Showcase”, United States Open Music Competition, Oakland
February 19: Darren Lo
First Prize, “Romantic Composers’; Second Prize, “Open Solo, United States Open Music Competition, Oakland
February 19: Emilia Zhang
Third Prize, “Open Solo-group 3A”and “Contemporary Composers”, United States Open Music Competition, Oakland
February 11: Kiko Torres
First Prize, Auburn Symphony Young Artists Competition (Category 3-ages 17-20)
February 11: Justin Wahby
Second Prize, Auburn Symphony Young Artists Competition (Category 2-ages 12-16)
February 10: Simon Tao
Sinfonietta Orchestra, Flint Center at De Anza College, Cupertino
February 9: Serene
Solo Recital, Groupmuse at Monument, 140 9th Street, San Francisco
January 11-14: Kevin Der, Serene
California Concerto Weekend, West Valley College, Saratoga
December 23: Crystal Cheng
Winners Recital, American Protege International Competition, Carnegie Hall, New York City
December 22: Holiday Alumni and Student Recital
Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, San Francisco
December 12: Zach Weiner
Noontime Concerts, Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco
November 26: Zach Weiner
Finals of the “Concours des Grand Amateurs de Piano” Paris, France
November 18: Students of John McCarthy
Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, San Francisco
November 11: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
October 21: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
September 22: Serene
Winners Recital, Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition, Glaserner Saal Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
August 18: Katie Gu
Winner Recital, Music in the Vineyards Competition, Silverado Vineyards, Napa
July 22, 29, August 5: Tristan Yang
Koret Young Performers Program Concerts, Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton
June 17: Student Recital
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
June 10: Student Recital
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
June 3: Matthew Lee
Solo Recital, The Branson School, San Anselmo
The Graduates—Class of 2017
Sashi Ayyangar, attending the Guildhall School of Music in London for Graduate School
Karen Bao attending Northwestern University
William Chen attending UC Berkeley
Jessica Kur attending UC Berkeley
Matthew Lee attending UC Berkeley
Jonathan Chu attending Harvard University
Eric Zhang attending UC Irvine
Shini Zheng attending Mannes School of Music in New York City
Tristan Yang attending Harvard University
Competitions 2016/17
Karen Bao
Second Prize, 2017 Henry and Carol Zeiter Piano Competition
Second Prize (tie), 2016 East Bay Music Competition
Third Prize, 2016 Etude Club of Berkeley Competition
Tia Chang
Second Prize, Burlingame Music Club Competition
April Chen
First Prize, 2016 Etude Club of Berkeley Competition
Second Prize (tie), 2016 East Bay Music Competition
Winner, 2016 Fremont Symphony Young Recitalist Competition
Second Prize, 2016 Sylvia M. Ghiglieri Piano Competition
First Prize (tie) , 2017 East Bay Music Competition, Senior Division
Katie Gu
First Prize, 2016 Etude Club of Sonoma Competition
Third Prize, 2017 Music in the Vineyards Competition
Serene
First Prize, United States Open Music Competition, Showcase Advanced Category
Gold Medal, Silver Medal, 2017 US International Music Competition
Sydney Hwang
Third Prize, 2016 United States International Music Competition
Leyla Kabuli
Winner, 2016 Chopin Foundation of the United States Scholarship
First Prize, 2016 Los Angeles Young Musician International Competition
Winner, 2016 El Camino Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition.
Winner, 2016 Nova Vista Orchestra Concerto Competition
Winner, 2016 Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC) Regional Concerto Competition (ages 16-18)
First Prize, 2016 Pacific Music Society Competition
First Prize, 2016 Kruschke Piano Competition
Second Prize, 2016 MTAC Concerto State Competition
Pianist for San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Ergene Kim
Honorable Mention, 2017 East Bay Music Competition, Senior Division
Janice Kim
First Prize, 2016 Etude Club Competition, Junior Division
First Prize(tie) , 2017 East Bay Music Competition, Senior Division
Emma Lai
First Prize, 2016 East Bay Music Competition
Honorable Mention, 2016 Los Angeles Young Musician International Competition
Honorable Mention, 2017 East Bay Music Competiition, Junior 2 Division
Zhuoran Tao
First Prize, 2017 Ross McKee Piano Competition
Second Prize, 2016 San Francisco Asian Youth Competition
Third Prize, 2016 San Jose International Piano Competition
Selected to perform with El Camino Sinfonietta
Lillian Wang
2017 Junior Bach Festival
Zach Weiner
Third Prize, Audience Favorite Prize, Press Favorite Prize, San Diego International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs
Fourth Prize, Audience Favorite Prize, International Competition for Talented Piano Amateurs, Paris, France
Claire Zhang
Fourth Prize, United States Open Music Competition, Elementary B Category
Student Activities 2016:
January 2: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
January 18: Emma Lai
Honorable Mention, American Prodigy International Piano Competition, New York City
February 13: Leyla Kabuli
National Public Radio’s “From the Top” live taping, Hammer Theatre, San Jose State University, San Jose
February 20: April Chen
Second Prize: Sylvia M.Ghiglieri Piano Competition, California State University, Stanislaus
March 5: Leyla Kabuli
First Prize: Earl and Marilyn Ann Kruschke Piano Competition, California State University, Chico
March 18: Tia Chang
Junior Bach Festival, Saint Bede’s Episcopal Church, Menlo Park
March 21: Leyla Kabuli
National Public Radio’s “From the Top” KDFC broadcast
April 2: Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC) Regional Competition
Winner: Leyla Kabuli, Concerto Competition (age 16-18)
Second Alternate: Simon Tao, Solo Competition (age 13-15)
April 7: Serene
Solo recital: Steinway Piano Gallery
April 8: Katie Gu
First Prize: Etude Club of Sonoma Competition
April 8: Leyla Kabuli
First Prize: Pacific Musical Society Competition
April 16: Leyla Kabuli and Simon Tao
“Young Pianists Play Liszt” recital
May 1: Emma Lai
American Prodigy Winner’s Concert, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
May 8: Karen Bao, April Chen, Emma Lai
East Bay Music Competition Winners Concert, Berkeley Piano Club
May 9: Leyla Kabuli
Solo Recital, Saint Paul’s Towers Concert Series, Oakland
May 12: Audrey Cheng
Soloist, Rachmaninof Concerto #2, Homestead Symphony Orchestra, Homestead High School, Cupertino
May 16: April Chen and Karen Bao
Etude Club of Berkeley, Winners Concert and Awards Ceremony, Hillside Club, Berkeley
May 19: Leyla Kabuli
Winners Reception and Recital, Pacific Musical Society, Kohl Mansion, Burlingame
May 22: April Chen
Winner’s recital, 2016 Fremont Symphony Young Recitalist Competition, First Methodist Church, Fremont
June 4: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
July 2: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
July 2: Leyla Kabuli
Music Teachers Association Concerto Competition State Finals, Los Angeles
July 7-18 Serene
Flower Piano, San Francisco Botanical Gardens
July 19: Serene
Solo Recital: Noontime Concerts, Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco
August 2: Leyla Kabuli
Solo Recital, Noontime Concerts, Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco
August 27: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
December 4: Karen Bao
Recital, Les Amis de le Culture Francaise, Berkeley, CA
December 12: Tia Chang, April Chen
Recital, Burlingame Music Club, Burlingame, CA
December 17, Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, 647 Mission Street San Francisco 4:00
December 27, Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, 647 Mission Street, San Francisco 4:00
Student Activities 2015:
January 3: April Chen and Leyla Kabuli
Alternate Winners, Southwest Regional MTNA Duet Competition, UC Santa Barbara, CA
January 3: Alumni Reunion Recital, Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
January 10: Elaine Lee
First Prize for Sonata performance, third prize for Concerto performance, Marilyn Mindell Competition, Stanford University, Palo Alto
January 17: Zeiter Piano Competition
Second Prize: Alice Zhu, Third Prize: Leyla Kabuli; selected for masterclass: Karen Bao, Audrey Cheng
January 17: Leyla Kabuli
Alternate winner: CAPMT Concerto Competition
February 14: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
February 21: Agata Sorotokin
Solo Recital, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
February 21: Leyla Kabuli
First Prize: Sylivia M. Ghiglieri Piano Competition, California State University, Stanislaus
February 21: United States Open Music Competition
First Prize: Kevin Li, Concerto (Complete)
Second Prize: April Chen and Leyla Kabuli, Duet (Showcase)
Third Prize: Austin Philips, Solo B (Showcase)
March 28: Music Teachers Association of California Regional Competition
2nd Alternate: Simon Tao (solo 2)
Honorable Mention: Audrey Cheng (solo 3)
March 28: Matthew Lee
Winner: Marin Music Chest Competition
March 28: Joseph Wang
First Prize: Etude Club of Sonoma Piano Competition
April 6: Virginia Waring International Piano Competition
Second Prize: Tristan Yang
Third Prize: Leyla Kabuli
April 11: Alice Zhu
Chopin Concerto #1 with Fremont Symphony, Smith Center, Ohlone College
April 11: Christopher Salinas
Solo Recital, Hume Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
April 11: Emma Lai
Honorable Mention: East Bay Music Festival Competition
April 11: Leyla Kabuli
Winner: Ensemble San Francisco Music Competition
April 11: Kevin Li
Second Prize: San Jose Youth Symphony Orchestra Concert Competition
April 25: Zach Morphin
Solo recital, Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
April 25: Leyla Kabuli
Chamber Music with Ensemble SF, Schumann Piano Quartet, Saint John’s Presbyterian Church, San Francisco
April 26: Leyla Kabuli
Chamber Music with Ensemble SF, Schumann Piano Quartet, Christ’s Church, Portola Valley
May 2: Agata Sorotokin
Recital honoring Steinway and Sons, Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
May 3: Matthew Lee
Marin Music Chest Winner’s Concert, San Domenico School, San Anselmo
May 16: Leyla Kabuli and April Chen
Joint Recital, Hume Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
May 17: Matthew Lee
Young Artist Concert, Mill Valley Chamber Music Society, Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, Mill Valley
May 19: Leyla Kabuli
Solo Recital, The Sequoias, Portola Valley
May 22: Leyla Kabuli
Solo Recital, Atria Covell Gardens, Davis
May 23: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
May 30: Leyla Kabuli
Third Prize: Ross McKee Competition
May 31: Agata Sorotokin
Benefit Concert for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Ladera Community Church, Portola Valley
May 31: US International Music Competition, sponsored by CMTANC
First Prize: Elaine Lee (15-17 age category)
Second Prize: Audrey Cheng (15-17 age category)
June 7: Emma Lai
Honorable Mention: San Jose International Piano Competition (Young Musicians Category)
June 7: Elaine Lee
Winner’s Concert, US International Piano Competition, Campbell Recital Hall, Stanford University
June 13: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
December 19: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
December 13: Andrew Ding
First Prize: Hong Kong International Piano Invitation Competition-China Regional
December 12: Kevin Li
San Jose Youth Symphony, Prokofiev Concerto #1, Saratoga High School, Saratoga
December 6: Leyla Kabuli
First Prize: Nova Vista Symphony Concerto Competition
December 6: Leyla Kabuli
Solo recital: Les Amis de la Culture Francaise, Berkeley, CA
November 28: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
November 1: Tristan Yang
Eight world premieres of new works for solo piano, Hume Concert Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
October 24: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
October 20: Courtney Gao
Simon Trpceski Masterclass, Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
October 18: Leyla Kabuli
Audience Favorite Award and Best Performance of a Transcription, Seattle International Piano Competition
October 4: Katie Gu
101 Pianists finale concert with Lang Lang, Weil Hall at the Green Music Center, Sonoma County
September 6: Leyla Kabuli
Solo Recital, Atria Covell Gardens, Davis
August 29: Tia Chang
Benefit Concert for ZOE Children’s Homes, Foothill Covenant Church, Los Altos
August 22: Students of John McCarthy
Steinway Piano Gallery, San Francisco
July 25, August 1, August 8: Tristan Yang
Koret Young Performers Concert, Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton
July 25: Leyla Kabuli
Second prize and Special Prize for Best Performance of a Contemporary Work, Los Angeles Young Musicians International Piano Competition
July 13: Leyla Kabuli
Second prize and Ostlund Award for Contemporary Music, Enkor International Music Competition.
June 14: Emma Lai
Winner’s concert: San Jose International Piano Competition, Le Petit Trianon, San Jose
June 14: Jonathan and Hannah Chu
Joint Recital, Lakeside Presbyterian Church, San Francisco